80th anniversary of D-DAY Coin - Omaha Beach - Edition 2024 - Monnaie de Paris

Diameter 34 mm

Metal METAL COMMON

Weight 15.8 g

Production run 10000

Year 2024

Face value €0.25

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, La Monnaie de Paris is minting a collection paying tribute to the soldiers of the various Allied nations. Through 4 singular destinies, French commandos, British airborne troops and American and Canadian infantrymen are honored in this historic collection. 

James is an American officer in the 1st Infantry Division. He landed on Omaha Beach, nicknamed "Bloody Omaha". Here, he poses in front of the beach at the end of the day. In the background, you can see the bunkers, as well as the many barges and ships out to sea to support the beachhead.

On June 6, 1944, at 6:30 a.m., the 16th Infantry Regiment landed in Normandy in front of Colleville-sur-Mer. But German resistance was extremely strong and the Americans were on the brink of disaster. Their losses were immense

But they didn't give up, and forced their way through the Atlantic Wall!

The reverse of these coins depicts a spiral of all the Allied nations that took part in the landings, whether on land, sea or in the air. The stars under the flags are also a tribute to the "Voie de la liberté", the milestones marking the route followed by the 3rd American Army in liberating France as far as Luxembourg.